With the decreasing cost of prototyping, it's now more feasible for professional Makers and first-time entrepreneurs to develop a hardware startup. But how exactly do you go about it? This book provides the roadmap and best practices you need for turning a product idea into a full-fledged business. Featuring real-world case studies with experts from the field - from pre-prototype to shipping, and business idea to incorporated company - this book illustrates successes and failures at every stage of a hardware startup. There are plenty of resources to help you build a software startup, but the same ecosystem doesn't yet exist for starting a hardware company. The Hardware Startup provides the answers you need to get going. Delve into the manufacturing process, from pre-prototype to model to a device that's ready to ship Use incubators and accelerator programs to help get your business off the ground Learn fundraising methods, from crowdfunding a product or business to growing a network of angel investors or venture capitalists Understand relevant legal issues, including manufacturing and liability concerns, incorporation, and creating a corporate structure